This species is broadly distributed in northern, eastern and western Madagascar. The map is very provisional since this is an unresolved species complex. It occurs from 0–1,750 m Asl (Rabearivony et al. 2010).

It lives in both intact and degraded rainforest, and is occasionally observed in deforested agricultural areas where some shade and cover remain. It breeds in streams, pools, puddles and rice fields. Knoll et al. (2007) collected larvae from "small and very shallow, slow-flowing streams".

Deforestation appears to be affecting some populations, but not others, presumably reflecting the fact that this is a complex of several species. Therefore, as currently understood, this species is generally not significantly threatened by habitat loss. Species in this genus have tested positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), however currently there have been no negative effects observed within amphibian populations in Madagascar suggesting the Bd strain has a low virulence level (Bletz et al. 2015).